Vice-President Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay official visits to the United States, Ireland and Turkey from Feb 13 to 22, 2012.

During the US visit, Xi will visit Washington, Los Angeles and the state of Iowa.

In Turkey, Xi will hold talks with President Gul and meet with some other Turkish leaders and also attend a China-Turkey economic forum there.

During Xi's visit to Ireland, he is scheduled to hold talks with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and meet with other Irish leaders, including President Michael Higgins, Speaker Sean Barrett of Ireland's Dail Eireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament, and Chairman Paddy Burke of Seanad Eireann, the upper house of the Parliament.

Xi will have an in-depth exchange of views with the Irish leaders on China-Ireland and China-Europe relations as well as other topics of common concern.